A Conversation, Ji Mingyue's Choice!

The Royal Capital.

The Dao Palace.

"Your Highness!" Jiang Ning cupped his hands toward Ji Minghao.

"No need to be so formal!" Ji Minghao stepped forward with a smile.

Then he balled his fist and thumped Jiang Ning hard on the chest.

He pulled Jiang Ning into a fierce hug and gave him a squeeze.

"Brother Jiang, it's been too long!"

The sun had just begun to rise. Golden light pierced the sky and slanted into the Library Pavilion. It was also the Dao Palace's allotted time.

People kept coming out of the Library Pavilion. At the sight of Ji Minghao, some looked surprised.

Their gazes lingered on Jiang Ning a moment longer, too.

"Brother, you're scaring him!" Ji Mingyue chided.

"Haha! My fault!" Ji Minghao laughed, released Jiang Ning, and stepped back.

"It's been too long since I saw Brother Jiang. I got a little carried away! Who would have thought that Brother Jiang, whom I met in a remote little county, would go on to become an inspector of an entire commandery? Now you're fourth on the Hidden Dragon Sky Ranking, famous throughout the land."

"I always knew he would be extraordinary!" Ji Mingyue said, her face bright with a smile.

"Your Highness and Princess Seventeen flatter me. Talented people spring up everywhere under heaven. What I've accomplished is nothing remarkable," Jiang Ning said.

The more he learned, the more he understood how vast the world was, and how far it was from being as simple as it appeared.

There were more people stronger than him than he could count.

He was confident he would achieve great things one day, but for now he was far from a top-tier expert.

He had once thought that the higher one climbed through the nine ranks of the Martial Dao, the